Industries fined for polluting environment

Dhaka, April 24 – The Department of Environment (DoE) on Tuesday fined eight factories Tk 20 lakh for polluting the environment in Dhaka, Savar, Gazipur and Jamalpur.
As part of the drive against the environment pollution, the DoE Director (Monitoring and Enforcement) slapped the fine on the factories following hearing, said a DoE release.
The factories were set up and being run without taking environmental clearance, creating noise pollution by running captive power plants and polluting air.
Of the factories, four are in Gazipur, two in Savar, one each in Dhaka and Jamalpur. -UNB